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YESTERDAY'S PICKS

Sunday, March 18, 2018

Butler vs. Purdue (NCAAB) - 12:10 PM EDT

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Pick: Point Spread: -3.5/100 Purdue Pick Title: Free pick to start the day

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Purdue came up with a big win over CS Fullerton 74-48, but it came at a cost as their big man Isaac Haas broke his right elbow and the 7' 2' and will miss the remainder of the tournament. Haas was the second leading scorer on the team at 14.7 points a game with Carsen Edwards leading the way at 18.4 points and Vincent Edwards and Dakota Mathias chipping in double digits a game as well. Purdue will need to be hot from the outside without the big man inside. Butler is 21-13 on the season and is coming off an impressive win over Arkansas 79-62. Butler dominated from three point range in their game hitting 11 of 26 while Arkansas hit just 4 of 18. Purdue his 9 of 22 in their game while limiting CS Fullerton to just 4 of 18 from behind the three point arch. This game is going to come down to hitting the three and defending the three with Purdue coming up with a few more threes to push them over the edge 78-72.
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Syracuse vs. Michigan State (NCAAB) - 2:40 PM EDT

Premium Pick

Pick: Point Spread: -9.0/-118 Michigan State Pick Title: Classic match up in the tournament

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Syracuse is playing their third game in five days which can take a toll winning over Arizona State in dramatic fashion in the play-in game 60-56, followed up with a win over TCU 57-52, now it is 3rd seeded Michigan State who is ranked 5th in the nation. Syracuse went 22-13 in the season which was 10th in the ACC, but they really struggled against ranked teams going just 1-7 in those types of games. Michigan State just snuck by Bucknell 82-78 and I am sure as anything that, that did not sit well with Coach Izzo and he will have them ready to go for this game. Michigan State scored 81 points a game this season which is good for 36th best, but the impressive thing was they lead the nation in assists dishing out 19 a game. Michigan State's defense was also a highlight this season allowing just 65 points a game which was 23rd in the nation. Syracuse allows under 64 points a game which is 12th in the nation with that fierce 2-3 zone, but their offense is nothing to write home about scoring just 67 points per game 315th in the nation. So with both defenses being quite stout which teams offense will step up and push the team to victory? Look for Michigan State to be more focused and locked in than in last game as they come out strong and ride that to a 82-70 victory to advance to the sweet 16.
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North Carolina played strong ball winning each half by nine points to win over Lipscomb by 18 in their opening round match up with all five starters scoring in double figures and Pinson having a double-double 15 points and 10 rebound and nearly a triple-double falling short with just seven assists. North Carolina his over 51% of their shots and were 9 of 22 from three led by Kenny Williams in that category who hit four of five from deep. Texas A&M won by four over Providence as four of their five starters scored in double figures. Texas A&M might have some energy issues as North Carolina likes to push it and Texas A&M only went eight guys deep with the bench playing a total of 32 minutes, four of the five starts played 33+ minutes and Gilder played all 40 minutes last game. Texas A&M is 21-12 this season and against ranked teams, as they take on #10 North Carolina, went just 4-3. North Carolina played 25 games against unranked teams and won 21 of those games. The short rotation of players and tired legs for Texas A&M will lead to their down fall as shots fall short from weakened legs while the fresh legs of North Carolina will lead them onto the sweet 16 84-73.
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Nevada vs. Cincinnati (NCAAB) - 6:10 PM EDT

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Pick: Point Spread: 8.0/-102 Nevada Pick Title: Upset of the Day

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Nevada won their opening round game over Texas 87-83 in overtime as they were down 9 at halftime only to outscore Texas 42-33 in the second half and then 19-15 in overtime. Nevada had five players scoring in double digits including 15 off the bench from Hall. Nevada is 28-7 on the season, were the top team in the Mountain West conference, and are 16th in the nation scoring 83 points a game. Cincinnati is the 6th ranked team in the country and improved to 31-4 this season with a win over Georgia State 68-53. Cincinnati isn't a high scoring team at a tick under 75 points per game, but their defense is fierce allowing just 57.1 points per game which is second in the nation. This game comes down to who will impose their will and style more on the game the offense of Nevada or the defense of Cincinnati? Nevada will push the pace and do some scoring early which will force Cincinnati to use more energy than they are used to on offense to score more points allowing some plays to be made by Nevada on offense as the Wolf Pack win 78-73.
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Clemson vs. Auburn (NCAAB) - 7:10 PM EDT

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Pick: Point Spread: -1.0/-116 Auburn Pick Title: Game of the Night

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Clemson vs. Auburn seems like a good football match and most times it is, but today the hardwood takes center stage as this is the best match up of the day as 4th seeded Auburn takes on 5th seeded Clemson out West in San Diego, CA. Clemson is 24-9 on the season and entered the tournament as the 20th ranked team in the nation. Although, they had an injury to one of their top players Clemson came out strong against 12th seeded New Mexico State outscoring them 44-32 in the first half and cruising to victory in the second half despite 29 points from Lofton. Clemson shot over 55% from the field made 6 of 14 threes and 7 of 9 from the foul line. Clemson got the bulk of their points from Reed, Mitchell and DeVoe who combined for 60 of Clemson's 79 points. Auburn snuck past Charleston 62-58 to improve to 26-7 on the season despite the bad shooting night. Auburn made just 5 of 24 threes, was 36% from the field, but the glaring stat was going 15 of 32 (47%) from the foul line. If Auburn shoots that again they will be going home as the 19th ranked team in the nation. Auburn was the top team in the SEC and went 2-0 against ranked teams this season. Clemson was tied for 3rd best team in the ACC and went 3-4 against ranked teams this season. Look for Auburn to shoot far better than last game especially better from the foul line as they advance past their Southern rival 74-69.
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UMBC vs. Kansas State (NCAAB) - 7:45 PM EDT

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Pick: Point Spread: -10.0/-113 Kansas State Pick Title: Wildcat Roar

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There is one thing for sure Kansas State is not taking UMBC lightly like Virginia did as UMBC became the first 16 seed to advance over a #1 seed and play on the weekend. Previously 16s were 0-135 before UMBC pulled off the biggest upset ever in the tournament. UMBC was favored to lose by 20 and won by 20, after being tied at halftime things just clicked outscoring Virginia 53-33 in the second half. Virginia had roughly given up 53 points a game and they allowed that in the second half. UMBC shot lights out from all over hitting 54% from the field, 50% from three and 10 of 14 from the foul line to improve to 25-10 on the season. Kansas State won by 10 over 8th seeded Creighton 69-59. Kansas State shot the ball well from the field at 46% and from three hitting 9 of 19, but left some points at the foul line hitting just 14 of 25 which is 56%. Kansas State had to be pleased with McGuirl's performance off the bench as Diarra was in foul trouble and McGuirl stepped up with 17 points on 6 of 10 shooting including 3 of 5 from three. Look for Kansas State to shoot better from the foul line, limit UMBC's threes and continue their run into the sweet 16 with a 78-67 victory.
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Florida State vs. Xavier (NCAAB) - 8:40 PM EDT

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Pick: Point Spread: 5.5/110 Florida State Pick Title: Upset City

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Florida State went 21-11 thus far this season and picked up a 13 point win over Missouri in their first round match up of the tournament. Florida State could not be stopped in the first half out scoring Missouri 42-20 making the second half a moot point. Florida State did a lot of driving and creating fouls and foul shot opportunities, but need to shoot better from the line if they hope to advance as they were only 18 of 31 which could have been big points left there had they needed them. Florida State, having played in the ACC, is battled tested against ranked teams having gone 3-4 against them this season. Xavier is a #1 seed and ranked 3rd in the nation coming in with a 29-5 record off a win over Texas Southern 102-83 with three players scoring 24+ points as the Musketeers shot over 54% from the field drilled 11 threes and hit 21 of 32 from the foul line. Xavier was 7th in the nation scoring just under 85 points per game, but they also allow a lot of points as well at nearly 75 points a game. Florida State was scoring roughly 82 points per game and allowing just under 74 points per game. Scoring wise these two teams are evenly matched so it will be who can come up with the defensive stop late in the game when it is required? Look for Florida State to come up with that stop and hit some clutch foul shots to win 87-84, pulling off the upset to advance to the sweet 16.
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Marshall vs. West Virginia (NCAAB) - 9:40 PM EDT

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Pick: Point Spread: -12.5/-115 West Virginia Pick Title: Instate rivalry out West

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Marshall and West Virginia both have gone 25-10 on the season, hail from the state of West Virginia and with each winning their opening round match up they meet up in California to see who has bragging rights in the state and advance to the sweet 16. Marshall pulled off the upset over #4 Wichita State 81-75 with a monster second half outscoring the shockers 47-38 hitting nine threes with Elmore leading the way at 4 of 8. Most impressive was Marshall hitting their foul shots down the stretch as they were 16 of 22 on the game. Wichita had a hard time getting threes to go in hitting on only 8 of 29. Marshall was 4th in Conference USA this season, but were a great scoring team at 84 points a game which was good enough for 11th in the nation and also 11th in assists per game at 17. As Marshall takes on 15th ranked West Virginia they will revert to what got them here and a 2-1 record against ranked teams this season. West Virginia was tied for second in the Big 12 and went 20-5 in their 25 games against unranked teams including a win over Murray State in their opening round match up 85-68. In that game West Virginia hit on 51.6% of their field goals 32 of 62 and 17 of 24 from the foul line which helped the Mountaineers not need many threes where they were 4 of 11. Look for this to be a fun battle between instate rivals with West Virginia leading the way as they take down Marshall who has some issues from three 85-70.
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